Holder for brooms and the like



J. L. SOMMER @A ril 1; 1924. 1,488,949

HOLDER FOR BROOMS AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 17. 1.922

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Patented Apr. 1, 192

warren stares rarest JOHN L. SGMMEl-t, F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNQE TO 3'. L. SUMMER li'L'iNUZAC- TUBING C0 CORPORATION OF NEW HOLDER FOR Ell-001315 AND THE LIKE.

Application filed Dctcbcr 17, 1922.

To all whom it may concern: I

' Be it known that 1, JOHN L. SOMMER, a citizen of the'United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Brooms and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of this invention are to provide an improved device for attachment to a wall or the like for the purpose of releasably supporting a broom or other similarly handled implement or utensil; to secure a simple and effective construction, which can readily be made of sheet metal; to secure a very positive holding action, from which the broom or the like cannot become disengaged, and at the same time to enable the broom or other article to be quickly and easily inserted and removed without touching the holder with the hands and without any particular care or exactness; to secure an automatic action of the gripping members, and to obtain otheradvantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved holder in idle position; I

Figure 2 is a similar view with a broom in the holder;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the holder in idle position;

Figure 1 is a detailed section on line k t of Fig. 1, and i v Figure 5 is a fragmentary view illustrating a modified connection of arms.

In the specific embodiment of the invention shown in said drawnigs, 1 indicates a base of any suitable material adapted to be secured to a wall, as by means of holes 2, 2, said base being shown in the present instance as made of sheet metal. Upon said base 1 arms 3, 3 are pivoted, as upon rivets or studs 4, 4 near the oppositelateral edges of the base and in substantially the same horizontal line, said arms extending toward and crossing each other in a downwardly inclined direction and being provided at their extremities with forwardly projectingjaws 5, 5. One of said arms has an intermediate portion of itself offset from the Serial No. 595.108.

base 1, as at 6, so as to overlie the other,

and where they overlap they have slots 7, r in both of which lies a pin 8 loosely retained in place by a fiattenedhead 9 which lies between thebase 1 and the next adjacent arm 3. The-arms can thus swing up and down to cause the jaws 5, 5 to separate and approach each other, and the distance between said j aws is such as to accommodate or receive the handle 10' of a broom or the like when said jaws are separated and to bite upon the same by attempted closure of the jaws and thus support the broom or other article.

It will be observed that the arms 3, 3 normally lie in closed or engaging relation, as shown in Figure 1, so that if the handle 10 of a broom or the likeis forced in between said jaws they will separate to admit it, and then the weight of the broom or other article will cause them to firmly engage the handle, as shown in Figure 2. Preferably the outer ends of the jaws 5, 5 arebeveled or flared slightly, as at 11, 11, to more readily receive a handle, and their inner edges may be rounded as at 12 to better fit the handle. Furthermore, if in pressing the handle in between the jaws, it is pressed slightly upward, such movement tends to swing the arms 3, 3 and more readily separate the jaws.

Obviously some of the benefits of my invention might be obtained by slotting one of the arms to receive a pin fast in the other arm, as shown in Figure 5, where 13, 13 indicates such arms one having a slot 14 to receive a pin 15 fast on the other arm, but I prefer to slot both arms, as shown in Figures 1-4:. The pin 8 or 15 may be depended upon to prevent the arms from falling too far downward, if it lies suificiently above a line through the centers of the rivets or studs upon which the arms are pivoted, but in the constructions shown a forwardly projecting ledge 16 is provided at the bottom of the base 1 to serve as a stop limiting downward movement of the jaws 5, 5. Furthermore, I have shown the arms 3, 3 as curved or bent edgewise in an upward direction for greater convenience of action. Other modifications of construction may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and I do not wish to be understood aslimiting myself except as required by the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, whatI claim is:

1. An article holder including a base or support, a pair of crossed armshaving opposed jaws at one end to grip an article therebetween, the other ends of said arms being pivotally connected to said base so that said arms bodily swing relatively to each other about their respective pivotal connections to said base, said jaws approaching eachother as the arms swing in one direction and separating as said arms swing in the opposite direction. ,1

2. An article holder including abase or support, a pair of crossed arms having 5 op; posed jaws at one end to grip an article therebetween, the other ends of' said arms being p'ivotally connectedjto said base ona horizontal line above said jawsso that said jaws approach eachother by actioniof gray ity on said arms, and means forelimiti-ng movement of saidiar-ms, 7 I 3, An article of the character described, comprising a base or support," ro sed arms each pivoted at oneend tosaid suppjorton a fixed pivotand having, at their other ends jaws, said jaws approaching each'othen as said crossed, arms' swing one direction and separating as'said {Minis swing in the opposite direction, a

An article f he characte d scribed, p s n bas o i' rrs qs le ms each pivoted; at one end to sa'd snp P 1 9 a fixe p vo n ih v ngatj h, .oo hruends jaws, said jaws approaching each other as pivoted atone end to said support and having jaws which approach eachother as said crossed arms swing normally, said arms being slotted, and a pin extending through said s'lots'.

7. Anarti'cle of the character described, comprising a base or support, crossed arms pivoted at, one end to said support and having jaws which approach each other as said crossed arms swingnormally, said arms being. slotted, and 'a; pin extending through said slo'ts'j with its head between-the base 7 orjsupport and adjacentarm.

8. An arti le of the character described, comprising a base or support, crossed arms pivoted at one end to said support and havin'gat their other ends jaws which approach each other as said'crossed arms swing, and a stop on said base or support for engaging saidjaw's to limit such swinging.

Jon-n L, SQMMER. 

